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well, good evening once again. day 55 of the biden administration and tonight we may be entering the most critical point thus far in our nations fight to crush this virus. were being warned that we could still see another surge of infections, even as the new data are out showing we appear to be headed in the right direction. the vaccine rollout is expanding. nearly a fifth of all american adults have had at least one shot. were averaging nearly 2.5 million vaccines a day, while hospita...

good morning! and welcome to "way too early," the show that wants to hear more about this four-day workweek idea. were going to tell you about that little bit later on in the show. i am kasie hunt on this tuesday, march 16th. well start with the news. europes fight against coronavirus just hit another snag as more countries hit pause on the astrazeneca vaccine due to concerns about side effects. germany, france, italy and spain have halted use of the vaccine after reports of blood cl...

at our southwest border now. the homeland security department out with this dire warning. at this rate we could encounter more people there than we have in the last 20 years. were going to dig into whats being done to deal with it including a total transformation of a major citys convention center. but we start on this tuesday with our reporters following the biden administrations push to sell that covid relief package. nbcs chief white house correspondent kristen welker is there at th...

there is more evidence that the uk variant is spread something widely in the u.s. beaches are full with few masks in sight. there wont reach immunity until people get shots. in a new cbc poll, a third of republicans say they would not get vaccinated while another 20% said they were not sure. >> yesterday president biden asked for help -- i discussed it with my team and they said things that would have more impact than anything trump would say the to the maga folks, would be what the lo...

serve as a u.s. cabinet secretary. speaking to the president of the navajo nation about the great hope and turmoil for americas indigenous people. welcome to tuesday. it is "mpt daily," and im chuck todd. in a lengthy statement, the new dhs secretary said as a nation were on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in 20 years. think about that. thats quite a statement. he noted border patrol facilities have become crowded with children and hhs does not...

shots into arms, and america is a world leader in the vaccine distribution, and theres big news today from moderna which has began testing vaccines on children from babies to preteens. the news so many parents have been waiting for. but -- and this is important, we are at a critical juncture, and i know, i know, i know you have heard this a million times before, still, how we handle the next few weeks could either propel us back to normality by midsummer or we could end up like europe,...

at a vaccination site. this, as europe grapples with new lockdowns amid a potential third wave of the virus. italy, france, and germany reporting spikes in the number of cases there. as case counts grow, so do questions about the astrazeneca vaccine. temporarily eliminating a big weapon against the virus. lets get to that breaking news right now. the office of the director of national intelligence just released an intelligence community report on foreign threats to the 2020 election. k...

>> maria: now, even though the biden administration will not admit that we have a migrant crisis on the southern border, they have to know it. they see the surging numbers of migrants, more than 100,000 last month alone. and quietly, they are scrambling to meet the moment. mobilizing fema to house and help process the exploding number of unaccompanied minors arriving at the border every day. thats right. fema, the agency we use to clean up after disasters like hurricanes and wildfires....

history last night at the grammy awards . we begin with a new push from the white house to raise awareness for its recently passed covid relief package. president joe biden and others will be crossing the country starting today as a help is here tour. supportive voices are already outlining its benefits as part of the messaging blitz. >> the fact is, its strongly bipartisan across the country. its only in the congress of the united states where the republicans refused to meet the nee...

pulling back. minors are showing up at our southern border in record numbers. >> we have a broken system and need a holistic approach. >> this is a humanitarian approach for all of us. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." its monday, march 15th. its the ides of march, i just realized that. >> oh, my gosh. >> i believe. i was told. alisyn is off and erica hill is here. i want to start off with something i think is amazing, okay? mo...